Gao Wu: Others practice martial arts, but you cultivate immortality?

Light, endless light;

It shines straight down from overhead, like a giant pillar reaching the sky!

Chu Yuan reached out and, under the light, saw that his palm had become transparent, as if it did not exist.

Then his entire body seemed to merge into this endless light;

Countless pieces of information flowed into his mind, information about himself, seemingly detailed down to every tiny cell!

That's great, I'm starting to understand everything... no...

Chu Yuan regained his senses. Although his body seemed to have disappeared, his consciousness remained clear.

This feeling was very novel, like an out-of-body experience; there was a slight unease, but also an unparalleled sense of freedom!

A ceremony... is this what a ceremony is?

Has it already started?

Chu Yuan looked upwards and found the source of the light;

It is a giant disc suspended high in the sky!

At this moment, the runes on it seemed to come alive, twisting and glowing;

They converged and shot straight down.

Chu Yuan seemed to see billions of laws shining brightly...

A deluge of information flooded his mind, consuming almost every ounce of his energy!

Yes, this is the ceremony... a baptismal ceremony;

From the moment you step into the Tower of Ascension, you either succeed, or... your very soul is cleansed completely...

......

"How long has Chu Yuan been inside?" Feng Zhao asked again from outside the tower.

"Three hours...this is the fifth time you've asked this question." Dickin's voice held a hint of helplessness, but even more so, surprise and doubt.

If an ordinary seventh-realm martial artist enters this place, it would be considered a long time if they could last for half an hour without being corrupted by the ritual.

Three hours have passed since Chu Yuan entered the Tower of Ascension... yet there is not the slightest abnormality in the Tower of Ascension!

Can he really succeed?

The thought kept popping into Dickin's mind, but he suppressed it the next moment.

Impossible. If there were truly any hope of completing the Ascension Tower ritual, the current Desolate Demon Realm wouldn't exist!

Chu Yuan just persisted for a little longer; there will always be a time when he can't keep going...

"Are you really alright?" Feng Zhao asked again.

At this moment, he also regretted agreeing to let Chu Yuan enter the Tower of Ascension... Why didn't he try to persuade him more?

His fate is now unknown...

Dickin nodded: "Don't worry, if he's acting strangely, I'll pull him out immediately!"

Feng Zhao barely managed to suppress his anxiety, thinking to himself that he had better be;

However, Dickin wouldn't dare to lie to him...

Dickin has things he cares about, and many of them, and that alone sets him apart from the rebels.

Such people always do things in a predictable way; they don't suddenly act impulsively...

"Someone's coming," Dickin suddenly said, looking in one direction.

Almost all the capable martial artists in the Desolate Demon Realm were rushing towards the center of the strange phenomenon, but the one who acted the fastest and most concentrated had already been killed by Di Jin.

Since Chu Yuan entered the Tower of Ascension, subsequent martial artists have been blocked by the scattered demonic creatures, resulting in the area around the Tower of Ascension being deserted at this time.

However, Dickin felt there was another reason: those martial artists who hadn't entered the tower but chose to leave had spread the news about this place...

Therefore, the martial artists who are rushing here now, especially in large groups, must be up to no good!

Feng Zhao understood this principle and slowly drew his long sword.

"What are you going to do?"

Feng Zhao looked at the dozen or so streaks of light flying rapidly towards them in the distance and said in a deep voice, "That depends on what they're up to..."

"You alone are no match for them."

"Isn't there you? You also want to clean up the Desolate Demon Realm; you'll have to take action against them sooner or later, right?"

Dickin shook his head, slightly embarrassed, and said, "I couldn't intervene... I suffered a backlash during the ritual and overused the Great Ruler's authority..."

At this time, he was just a normal seventh-realm martial artist;

Even with home-field advantage, playing against so many people is going to be tough...

If he could act with impunity, why would he need to lure those people into the Tower of Ascension? Wouldn't it be easier to just slap them to death...?

Feng Zhao shoved the knife back into place and instantly activated his special martial arts technique: "Then why aren't you running?!"

"That's exactly what I meant..." Dickin quickly followed up, "Don't worry, I can sense what's going on inside the tower!"

We can return at any time to support Inspector Chu...

......

"Feng Zhao..." The light stopped, and the group stopped outside the Tower of Ascension;

Someone looked up in the direction Feng Zhao and Di Jin had fled and sneered, "They're lucky they ran fast!"

"So it seems that Dickin can't use that mysterious energy without restraint?"

"Perhaps... The Golden Bear Merchant Guild's intelligence is too limited. Just in case, everyone should be careful," a voluptuous woman said.

They are not a single group, but rather several organizations that have joined together to form this team.

I obtained intelligence from the warriors of the Golden Bear Merchant Guild. The intelligence indicated that Di Jin was suspected of defecting to the Zhenwu Bureau and had killed many seventh-realm warriors from various organizations... and that he possessed some kind of mysterious power that could temporarily enhance his strength!

That's all the information we have; there's no more beyond that...

This trip is both for the suddenly appearing Tower of Ascension and for revenge for the members of our organization who were tricked and killed!

They just didn't expect that Di Jin and Feng Zhao would run away as soon as they saw them...

"The intelligence report said there were three of them, didn't it?"

What about that exceptionally skilled new inspector from the Zhenwu Bureau?

"Who knows, surely he's not already dead..."

"Perhaps, they've entered the Tower of Ascension?"

"What's the difference between that and being dead...?"

"Everyone!" It was the same alluring woman who spoke up: "The Tower of Ascension has appeared in the world, and none of us can monopolize it!"

I suggest we share the intelligence and seize the benefits as soon as possible;

Otherwise, by the time the Zhenwu Bureau gets involved, it will be too late!

"Feng Zhao has already fled, wouldn't he report it?"

"Don't worry, I have an item that can temporarily shield the spatial coordinates of the Desolate Demon Realm..."

"In that case, I'll speak first."

According to the ancient stone tablets we obtained on the Day of Revenge, the Tower of Ascension was built by the natives of the Wild Demon Realm, who gathered the strength of their entire tribe to cope with a great crisis!

The purpose is to quickly cultivate strong individuals to counter unknown enemies...

"Let's not bring up things that everyone already knows... Didn't someone come here before your Day of Revenge? The Golden Bear Merchant Guild said he just ran away?"

What a piece of trash.....

"Hmph! That's a smart move. Xiao Li has only recently been promoted and is still on the rise. I don't think there's anything wrong with protecting himself." The warrior from the Day of Revenge sneered. In any case, it's none of others' business to point fingers at their own members.

"Besides, I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you in such a hurry? If you're in a hurry, then speak first!"

"cut......"

"Alright, enough time! Brother Luo, please continue..."